Topic

Perverse Finding

2 articlesLatest September 2026
Appeal Against Acquittal | HC Must Find Trial Court's Acquittal Perverse or Impossible; General Allegations Insufficient for Cruelty/Abetment u/s 306 & 498-A IPC : SC
Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India

Appeal Against Acquittal | HC Must Find Trial Court's Acquittal Perverse or Impossible; General Allegations Insufficient for Cruelty/Abetment u/s 306 & 498-A IPC : SC

The Supreme Court reinstated a husband's acquittal under Sections 306 and 498-A IPC, ruling the High Court erred in overturning the trial court without finding its view perverse or impossible. Vague, general allegations of harassment - without specific incidents - cannot establish cruelty or abetment of suicide.

Article 227 | Perverse Findings Without Evidence in Disciplinary Proceedings Violate Natural Justice: Bombay HC Quashes Dismissal, Orders Reinstatement with Backwages
Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court

Article 227 | Perverse Findings Without Evidence in Disciplinary Proceedings Violate Natural Justice: Bombay HC Quashes Dismissal, Orders Reinstatement with Backwages

Bombay High Court holds that disciplinary orders based on no evidence are perverse and reviewable under Article 227. The Court quashed the dismissal of a Zilla Parishad employee, reinstated him with backwages, and imposed a lesser penalty for procedural lapses, emphasizing that natural justice mandates evidence-based findings in service law.